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gearbox conversion lt77 to r380

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JIMBOBLY:
has any body on here ever done this conversion,as i cant seem to find a GOOD second hand lt77 box,and there's loads of r380's about,wonderd how you go about it,weather i can change bell housin or whatever,any help would be much appreciated,jim

lambert:
Not done it myself but it seems to be a very common upgrade and as far as I'm aware it is basically a straight swap.

weeone:
Done it (several years ago, mind) - and physically its a straight swap.

There are several ancillary issues you need to deal with, though:
* The speedo is now electronic, not mechanical - so the speedo-head is wrong (or you need to guddle with transfer boxes)
* The reverse-connector is different, but has the same basic operation
* The mount is different, and needs the matching gearbox crossmember

JIMBOBLY:
well thankyou for the replies,one thing i forgot to say was,its actually my range rover im doing it in,because the engine n box was origially out of a disco,i know they are the same,so the speedo is not a problem,i'll get round it some how,thanks

wizard:
the hand brake cables are also different

wizard

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